Let Me Down Easy (Gang of Youths song)

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"Let Me Down Easy"
Let Me Down Easy by Gang of Youths.jpg
Single by Gang of Youths
from the album Go Farther in Lightness
Released26 May 2017[1]
StudioSony Music Studios, Sydney
GenreBaroque pop
Length5:19
LabelMosy Recordings, Sony Music Australia
Songwriter(s)David Le'aupepe
Producer(s)Adrian Breakspear, Gang of Youths
Gang of Youths singles chronology
"Atlas Drowned"
(2017) 		"Let Me Down Easy"
(2017) 		"The Deepest Sighs, the Frankest Shadows"
(2017)
Mixing Engineer: Peter Katis

"Let Me Down Easy" is a song by Australian alternative rock band Gang of Youths, released in May 2017[2] as the third single from their second studio album Go Farther in Lightness (2017). The song peaked at number 49 on the ARIA Singles Chart, becoming the band's first top 50 single.

On 27 January 2018, the song placed number two on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2017 , the highest-placed song by an Australian artist.[3] Also on 4 March 2020, the song placed number nineteen on the Triple J Hottest 100 of the 2010s. The song was certified platinum in 2018[4] and double platinum in 2019.

The song placed second in the 2018 Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition.[5]

Charts[]

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 49

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7] 2× Platinum 140,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ "Let me Down Easy single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Aussie Muso Dean Lewis Signs International Deals With Island Records & Universal". The Music. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  3. ^ Newstead, Al (27 January 2018). "Sit Down, Be HUMBLE.: Deconstructing Kendrick Lamar's Hottest 100 #1 song". Triple J Music News. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  4. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2018 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Past Winners". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Gang of Youths – Let Me Down Easy". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  7. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
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